St. Louis Blues Fire Ken Hitchcock, Promote Mike Yeo

KANSAS CITY, MO - OCTOBER 05: Head coach Ken Hitchcock of the St. Louis Blues watches from the bench during the preseason game against Washington Capitals at Sprint Center on October 5, 2016 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

The St. Louis Blues have fired their head coach Ken Hitchcock. Mike Yeo will step in immediately.

St. Louis Blues fire Ken Hitchcock, Promote Mike Yeo

Blues General Manager Doug Armstrong announced Wednesday morning that the team will move on without Hitchcock at the helm. Hitchcock has been the head coach of the Blues since November 8th 2011. Over the past six seasons he has compiled a 248-124-41 regular season record.

The Blues have dropped five of their last six games, and finish the month of January 5-8. They are currently in the final wild card spot in the Western Conference.

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